Garbage-burning furnace.



L. E. SPARKS.

GARBAGE BURNING FURNACE.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY 8, 1914.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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L. E. SPARKS.

GARBAGE BURNING FURNACE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8,1914.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

E avwmtoz Wanna:

LEWIS 'E. SPARKS, OF MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE.

GARBAGE-BURNING FURNACE.

Specification of Letter; Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

m Application flied May 8, 1914 Serial No. 837,216.

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V 25mg out the present inwntion, it is RH mr iw-zo to proviilo a furnace? of the descrliml which will be (:ol'igtrnctocl in such manner that the draft. will cirrlo around the imerior of the furnace casing and then o is infio the stack hereby raising rho tie-in iiei'zitore within the casing nil (:lll'ftliDlY oiiniiin'nng the g1: rir 2 therein i' also my pnrpo a to proi idc li furnace forili wherein the upper surs; to Lun any liq A and. hold such liquid until the name has been evapoiii no mind 'azniler the action oi ilio inhznsi limit.

A fnrihcr UlJjQ ll} of my invention 13 to provide :1 garbage l'ini'ning 'n r-iiu-i whorl-in the lop All thcreol will form :i floor or plaitmrm to receive the waste mailer ironi tin,- nngons or curls and iii n swh floor will be, equipped with. '1 llisclmrgo opening H'lliilhjlfifl inn: the interior o (h: owing nnrl sa l-apical:when noon, in ostnlfiilisli mnnmmication bOtW3ll the llilllli)! of tin furnace casing and. the Upper surface or floor ornn lng fin-P, of the Lop wall thereof so that the waste matter (lumped lhcroon will pass into his raising within the mono of the innit from the lire box.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a fnrnnre of the glass set forth wherein the incinerated Waste matter may be readily and conveniently removed from the furnace casing in order to facilitate (20in bustion and prevent the covering up of any unconounnd garbage and heroin the fire box may he a all times supplied with the proper fuel to maintain tho lit-inperature within the casing.

With the above and other objects in View. the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter .setforth in and falling wiihin the scope of the cL-iims.

In the ncmiinipa ying (llllh'ln is a view in front elvrntion oz burning fnrnnw consl'iuctixl in acaorllliin with the present invention. Fig. is a lionzontnl seciional View tlierethrough. Fig. 3 a \QltiCfll sectional View tliorothrough. Fig. l is ii view similar to Fig 3 taken at right angles to the latter.

Referring now to tho drawings in (lo-tail, 1 designates a hose or bottom wal whilo t2 and 3 indicate tho front and rear and walls uprii, ng from the brine l Xli I i 1 desig; note opposite side Walls llpstll' ing from the base and coopm'uting with the front 21ml rear end walls and the lJlkSfi or bottom wall to form a substantially rectan ular casing Closing the upper end of the casing and ex tending across the Inner from sido wall to side Wall is an arch 5 composed of firo brick or other refractory material and having the opposite longitudinal edges thereof em bedded in the side walls and the ends there of il'lbPflllQd within the front and rear and walls oi the caoing. Social-0d to the upper Figure l a garbage edgos of the side and end Walls of the casing above the arch. 5 and forming, in effect the top Wall of the casing. is n lloor or platform 52 upon wliirli the garlmgo or olinn- Waste matter may be dumped from the Wagons; or carts, iYllilQ secured to tho upper surface of the arch 5 l8 :1 covering 7 of heat insulating material, slwh. for instance, ashesi os 7 and inter 'vosocl. between the "overing 7 and floor or platform (3 i% a lillor of Conan-elf! or similar lllflt iifil. the :i;-lic: l, i- 7 sari ing to insulat the arch from the lloor 6 so as to prevent hei iing ol the latter in the operation of the furnare.

Uprising from the base or holitm'n wall 1 within the casing adjacent to the front end walls 2 and to one Sldk of tho longitudinal center line of the (using is a stack or flue 9 having the side Wall thereof confronting the adjacent. side wall 4 of the casing cooperatingwitli the latter to form a fire box 10 equipped with n gl Mo 11 supported by the confronting 'flHES of the Walls of the fine and casing and below the grate 11 is formed an ash pit 12. The forward ends of the fire box 10 and ash pit 12 open onto the front end Wfill of the casing and are closed through the medium of hinged doors 13 and 14 respectively, The base or bottom wall 1 of the wnb'ing fit'ljiitinfi to the Hunt end Wall null the: ronmlnin side all 4. equipped with a. il' utr if 1 n t'hv l'runt rml nil nnnw tliz'ttelv .lhm'e nntl lJtlHW thezrrut is turuzril with ogwningi s 1; :llla'i l7 rlmul hr mmw 400% l8.

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as a bnllle and is dispose-(i in the path nf'tne gasrs circling a round thv tux-nave so lhiet the i'urt'c uf tin guns. hrulwn and the ltlilPl tiil'Wi ttl ilnunu'urdly into the opening 15 uni uguinst the hrutwl wall of the (*hiinnm. ln tht" runiinurtl ugwrs tiun of the furnace, llm LftlFkfh puns up l,ltlu f'l1 llle stark l) andthe iln'llliluttt'l :lHif' matte-r on tunut' the pile m" nllCl') multvr within thv furnace structure s rzn'ml unto the grate l7 and the ashes tall through the grain into the pit below the rqllnv whence they may be removed by opening the particular door 1R. while the tuition unnal pfil'iit'lfid lip upon the grate 15 and in urilvr tn t naunw thaw ymrtirles (m the grate i the i1 0" l8 lwluw lili. grate l5 l5 opened s-x that nxygon i: m! mm the furnace to Pli t li Ll l' wmwnnthv pultiCltS u'l gar'tmge nu m gram 1 Thus. the ushvs on the top (If thv pile may he discharged lirnm the furnnrv --n that the unronsumetl mutter below snrh nshw; will he subjected to the action of the, hot gn pzmmzg around the futnace. The gut-ha or hustle within the furnace is prefcrul'ily rulw-i m ngitutml trvi' urmly so us to PM? out, all rwitlue or ashes from covering: up, pliiitnrting nutl smotlmring thu un- (m-mauled particles? "l'n prevent aim" liquit'l inch may be in iii? grurhugv fr "1 draining through the grate 15, the uppm: Hli t'1i't 01' the base 01' hnttmu Wall (it the furrmce is concavvd as at *7 and retains m tri the liquids untl holds l .l haw hut-in J l1 mn and described one protein-ell n; of n invention by Way of illustrzitim I 1.51 it to be understood that l \lo not limit 02' confine myself tn the nvali tltlilllh' 01' unstiructinn herein de- $.("E'lih'tl :nnl lltilll ll il as nmtlifinntiun and lt 'tidll rim; h i3 within Ihe SCH lit (if lilifli withnwt squirting from t: i pirit he nitmtiim l claim:

1. A gnrhngo hunting furnace comprising :1 hase, side and end'walls uprising from the husu, a top wall (miipemting with said side untl oml walls and said base and formed with an inlet opening whereby the garbage lJtiintroduced into the furnace, :1 fire within will furnace adjacent. to one side thereof adjacent to the fire box within the 'zone of the heat from the burning fuel in said box, said stack projecting through the top wall and having the side wall thereof remote from the fire box opening into the furnace structure whereby the heat units issuing from the fire box will circle around the interior of the furnace structure to consume the waste matter and gases issuing from such matter, the gases passing through said opening and impinging against the heated wall of said stack.

2. A garbage burning furnace comprising a base, side and end walls uprising from the base, a top wall coiiperating with said side and end walls and said base and formed with an inlet opening whereby the garbage may be introduced into the furnace, a fire box within said furnace adjacent to one side wall and opening onto the front end wall thereof, a stack uprising from said base adjacent to said front wall in proximity to one side of said fire box and having the wall thereof adjacent to the fire box within the zone of the heat from the burning fuel in said box, said stack projecting through the top wall and having the side wall thereof remote from the fire box opening into the furnace structure whereby the heat units issuing from the fire box will circle around the interior of the furnace structure to consume the waste matter and gases issuing from such matter, the gases passing through said opening and impinging against the heated wall of said stack, and a grate on said base adjacent to the opening in said stack adapted to receive the ashes from the garbage being consumed, one o the walls of said furnace being provided with a door controlled opening below said grate whereby oxygen may pass through the grate and into said stack through the opening therein and so cause the burning of any unconsumcd garbage on said grate.

3. A garbage burning furnace comprising a base, side and end walls uprising froni the base, a top wall cooperating with said side and end walls and said base and formed with an inlet opening wherebfy the garbage may be introduced into, the urnace, a fire box within said furnace adjacent to one side wall and opening onto the front end wall thereof, a stack uprising from said base adjac I t to said front wall in proximity to one side of said fire box and having the wall thereof adjacent to the fire box within the zone of the heat from the burning fuel in said box, said stack projecting through the top wall and having the side wall thereof remote from the fire box formed with an opening establishin communication between the stack and the furnace structure whereby the heat units issuing from the fire box will circle around the interior of the furnace structure to consume the waste matter and gases issuing from such matter, the gases passing through said opening and impinging against the heated wall of said stack, said opening extending from the base of the furnace structure to a point approximately centrally of the distance between the base and top wall, the remaining portion of the wall formed with the opening extending into the path of the gases and acting as a deflector to break the gases and direct the latter downwardly into said opening.

4. A garbage burning'furnace comprising a base, side and end walls uprising from the base, a top wall coiiperating with said side and end walls and said base and formed with an inlet opening whereb the garbage may be introduced into the urnace, a fire box within said furnace adjacent to one side wall and opening onto the front end wall thereof, a stack uprising from said base adjacent to said front wall in proximity to one side of said fire box and projecting through the top wall and having the side Wall thereof remote from the fire box opening into the furnace structure whereby the heat units issuing from the fire box will circle around the interior of the furnace structure to consumla the waste matter and gases issuing from 'such matter, and a grate on said base adjacent to the open side wall of said stack adapted to receive the ashes from the garba e being consumed, one of the walls of said rnace being provided with a door controlled opening below said grate whereby oxygen may pass through the grate and into .the stack through the opening therein and so cause the burning of any unconsumed garbage on said grate.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEWIS E SPARKS.

Witnesses:

J. E. W. SHEEHAN, J. A. OLIVER. 

